“The Bears and I are in good spirits,” he said. “There’s no bad blood, there’s nothing. We are in good spirits. There’s no bad blood with myself or Coach [Marc] Trestman. Like, everything is good. We’re are all on good terms.”

There’s some easy dot-connecting that could put Tillman with former coach Lovie Smith in Tampa, but Tillman seemed optimistic he could find a way to play a 12th year with the Bears, and perhaps beyond. Of course, he might just be talking about a ceremonial retirement, in case things don’t work out as he hopes.

I don’t see why we wouldn’t try to resign him. He’s older but he’s still really productive. He was injured last season but it’s not like he’s been injury prone. Worst case scenerio, he’s lost a step—then move him to safety. Can’t possibly be worse than who we have there now. Bottom line is the secondary is a lot better with him than without.

Tillman will retire! injuries and his age slowed him down last year, lets face it. Tillman is not a press corner, He is one of the best zone corners on a Tampa 2 defense and i dont see lovie smith giving him a big contract in tampa because revis is their main guy. I hope he retires or resigns for one more year…. BearDown. Superbowl run next year.

respectgsh says:Jan 31, 2014 5:05 PM

It is obvious he is saying that he will retire a Bear even if he doesn’t resign. I’m hoping he will stay, but they probably would have resigned him if that we’re the case.